The University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) continues to offer the Certificate in Process Operations (CPO) programme to meet the present and Future demand for Process Operators in the industrial and manufacturing sector. The concept of training in Process Operations encompasses the safe, sustainable and efficient operation of mass production systems that change or transform raw materials into useful, higher valued products. All plant and industries have need for Process Plant Operators not just to man each piece of equipment in the processing line but to make decisions on adjustments to process flows and other operating conditions like pressure, temperature and liquid levels in vessels. 

Programme Credits: 45 

Accreditation Institution: Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), UK

Full-Time; One (1) year 

Part-Time; Two (2) year 

Blended and Online 

1. UTT San Fernando Campus
2. UTT John S. Donaldson Port-of-Spain Campus
3. UTT Point Lisas Campus

• Passes in at least five (5) subjects at CSEC (CXC O’Level) General Proficiency (Grades I or II and from 1998 Grade III) or GCE ‘O’ Levels inclusive of Mathematics and English Language (A science subject such as Chemistry or Physics will be an asset); OR 
• Completion of any of UTT’s preparatory or bridging programmes such as the Certificate in Applied Engineering (CAE), Pre-University Programme (PUP), Pre-Engineering Programme or Transition programme with ≥50% in ALL attempted subject areas; OR USTEP 
• Other equivalent qualifications as UTT may consider appropriate. 

Mature Student Entry: 

An applicant who does not satisfy all the stipulated minimum academic or technical qualifications for admission to a programme, based on years of experience and the ability to handle the level of programme learning, may be accepted as a mature student. The applicant would need to possess the critical mathematical and communication skills and would be assessed by the Programme Leader and/or a Process Engineering Review Panel. 

Graduates of the CPO programme can be employed in the following positions: 

• Operator Trainee 
• Operator 
• Entrepreneur 

The programme prepares graduating students for employment in the following areas:

• Oil and Gas Production
• Petroleum Refining & Distribution
• Petroleum Exploration: Heritage Petroleum Co. Ltd.
• Petrochemical Industries
• Gas processing
• Water Industries
• Wastewater Industries
• Electric Utilities
• Manufacturing
• Food and Beverage
• Fertilizer Industry
• Paints
• Industrial Gases
• Specialty Chemicals